PowerAV Wrote:
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> With piracy running wild in the CD world and music
> being downloaded to crappy MP3 why don't bands
> release thier albums on Bluray where you could
> have the album in full 7.1 DTS MA sound, HD video
> clips and a HD video of the band playing the full
> album live in studio in HD sound as well.
> Quality Home theatre systems are very common now
> so this would bring the music back into lounge
> rooms and played at the highest quality.

That's more or less Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson's business model. Normal cd, normal surround mix, expensive limited edition box with the lot in. Seems to work.

He even put out a quick live album halfway through a tour to pay for the second leg of the tour, which it did, so illegal downloading didn't kill that off. Just got to be aware of what your bottom line is (and your target demographic) before the downloads start to kick in.

He must have been taking a lot of notice of Marillion when he was producing and touring with them.